Stepmother in charge: Making a fortune through farming and raising her children to fight back

Just as there was a commotion outside about this matter, Yun Zhenzhen in the house quickly tore the cloth strip off her hand.

Long before the doctor came in, she had tied the large blood vessels in her hand with a cloth strip to lower her heart rate, which is why her external pulse was very weak.

As long as Lord Liu is still alive, she cannot go out until Lord Liu is dealt with.

Just then, several horse-drawn carriages came wobbling in from the village entrance. In the past, patrols would come to check when they just arrived at the village entrance, but today they were unobstructed and the people in the carriages were puzzled.

The carriage in the front was the trademark of Zhang Ronger's family. She had picked up the last shipment before the New Year and had agreed to come over to pick up the goods a few days after the New Year. As soon as the time came, she hurried over.

As soon as she entered the village, she noticed something was different. The air pressure in the entire village was unusually low, and even she couldn't help feeling depressed.

The carriage wobbled to Yun Zhenzhen's yard. After reporting the route, Qin Li immediately came out to greet them.

"Boss, please come in and sit over here first." Qin Li led them not into the courtyard, but instead walked towards the reception room on the other side of the woolen workshop. "Something happened at home recently, so it's not convenient for me. Please bear with me. I'll go get you the goods for this period of time. It will only take a moment."

He took the things and the receipt and just sat down to sign when Zhang Ronger couldn't hold back any longer and said, "I used to see Madam Yun every time I came here. Why didn't I see her today? She's not at home."

"This is a long story. It's not that I don't want to see you, but I really can't help it..." Qin Li sighed, his face full of worry: "If so many things hadn't happened recently, my mother would definitely come out to receive you in person, but... forget it, let's not talk about these things. Let me count the goods for you first. We have processed a lot recently..."

Zhang Ronger watched his men working non-stop, but continued to ask, "There's no rush regarding the goods. I want to ask if something happened to Madam Yun. Tell me about it. It's better for us to think of a solution together than for you to worry about it on your own."

"Ah... this is a long story. I'm only telling you this to ease your mind. Don't go out and talk about it." Qin Li lowered his voice and moved closer. "I'm sure you've heard about the recent discovery of a salt lake in our village. A sixth-rank official was sent from above to take charge of this matter. After Lord Liu arrived in the village, he didn't do a single thing. Instead, he robbed and plundered everything. He even assaulted my mother, causing her to be bedridden. We invited a famous doctor from Yuzhou, but he said she didn't have much time left... My mother did all the good things in her life, but I didn't expect this to be the outcome. I'm not convinced..."

"Not only is my mother bedridden from anger, but Lord Liu has also been seizing houses and property in the village, snatching women away. He'll attack villagers over the slightest disagreement. Now, not only my mother, but even the village chief is bedridden, and many others have been left scarred by his bullying... I've been holding these things in for a long time before I finally managed to speak them out. He's a sixth-rank official, and we're just commoners. How can we possibly stand up to him? I don't know what to do in the future..."

Zhang Ronger, who was sitting in the seat, was in disbelief when she heard this. Even the housekeeper behind her was stunned with shock.

She was also considered a business genius. She had traveled to many places over the years and seen a lot of prosperity and officials, but this was the first time she had heard of such an outrageous person.

Even if some officials do not seek benefits for the people and do bad things, they will at least hold back. This is the first time she has seen someone so blatant.

"No wonder when I first arrived in town, all I heard was Mr. Liu from the people. I thought some important figure had arrived." Zhang Ronger pursed her lips, her face full of concern. "After spending some time with Madam Yun, I've gotten to know her a little better. This is truly outrageous. When I visit other branches, I'll make sure to spread the word about Mr. Liu's actions. Don't think that just because we're far away from the Emperor's City, he can do whatever he wants."

The butler behind him nodded repeatedly. This kind of thing should be made known to everyone.

Qin Li was relieved when he heard him say this. This was the purpose of him inviting people aside and explaining the whole story. Only by making what Lord Liu did known to everyone, then even if the Liu family wanted to save him, the people of the world would not allow it.

After the last few people counted the goods and signed the bill, they sent the people away. The doctor in Yun Zhenzhen's yard also finished taking the pulse of the villagers and carried the box to go see Lord Liu.

Because Lord Liu was injured, his followers were beaten and bedridden. Without these main murderers, who were rampant in the village, the village finally had a rare few days of peace.

Nothing outrageous has happened in the village in recent days, and everyone has breathed a sigh of relief.

County Magistrate Wang and Lu Yunfeng also stayed in the village for three days. They did not stay in the villagers' houses, but instead rested in the main hall of the woolen workshop.

There were no extra beds, so the legal advisor and some officers and soldiers slept on the floor in the house. Five or six people were crammed into a small room, but it was still warm.

three days later.

When everyone was preparing to cook in the house, there was suddenly a loud noise outside.

In the past few days, because the county magistrate lived in Qinjia Village, the village had ushered in an unprecedented quietness, but the noise was so loud that it made everyone's heart skip a beat.

Erya hurriedly ran outside the yard to inquire about the news, and soon came back in a lifeless voice: "Aunt San, it's bad, that bad guy Lord Liu is out again, surrounded by a lot of people, looking aggressive, as if he is going to take revenge..."

"Good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years." Aunt Zhao spat outside. "This evil thing didn't even get killed by the wild wolf. It's only been a few days, and it can go out again. I wonder what it will do next. Why doesn't God just take it away?"

Over there, Lord Liu was sitting in a sedan chair, carried by several officials. He was wrapped in cloth all over and his face was pale and bloodless. He was lying there sickly and was so badly injured, yet he still wanted to come out and cause trouble.

He led a group of people towards the back mountain, his eyes filled with gloom. "Burn this entire mountain for me. I'm going to burn all the wolf cubs inside... Damn it, how dare you attack me? I'm going to leave no trace of them..."